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March 1955

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st March 1955y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
  2. 2nd March 1955A cuboid measures 9 cm by 6 cm by 7 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd March 1955A bag holds 3 red, 4 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  4. 4th March 1955On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  5. 5th March 1955A car covers 450 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  6. 6th March 1955f(x) = 2x + 9. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  7. 7th March 1955y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 2.
  8. 8th March 1955The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  9. 9th March 1955A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 15/22. Work out r.
  10. 10th March 1955A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  11. 11th March 1955Rationalise the denominator of 63/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  12. 12th March 1955Solve x^2 + y^2 = 289 and y = x + 7 simultaneously.
  13. 13th March 1955y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 16. Work out y when x = 25.
  14. 14th March 1955In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two angles at the circumference stand on the same arc. State the reason being quoted.
  15. 15th March 1955The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 20 wins. How many games did they play?
  16. 16th March 1955On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  17. 17th March 1955Simplify sqrt(20) + sqrt(180), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  18. 18th March 1955Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (12x(n) + 8) with x(0) = 1. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  19. 19th March 1955A train slows steadily from 21 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  20. 20th March 1955In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a - 6b and vector RS = 30a - 30b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  21. 21st March 1955A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  22. 22nd March 1955A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  23. 23rd March 1955A rectangle is 10 cm by 26 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  24. 24th March 1955Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 13, 24, 39, 58, ...
  25. 25th March 1955y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 64. Work out y when x = 4.
  26. 26th March 1955A cuboid measures 4 cm by 6 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th March 1955A bag holds 5 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  28. 28th March 1955On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  29. 29th March 1955Expand and simplify (2 + sqrt(7))(2 - sqrt(7)).
  30. 30th March 1955The point (-2, 2) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(-x).
  31. 31st March 1955y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 5.

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